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Ben Wikler: “It's taken 15 years to get back to the point now where we're…”

Featuring: Ben Wikler, Democratic | Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin

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Ben Wikler Discusses Democratic Strategies and Challenges on 'Black Like Me' Podcast

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… power, and then you know, essentially just pulling funds and resources and support out of everything that served the public interest in order to help a handful of its billionaires. It's taken 15 years to get back to the point now where we're just on the cusp of maybe being able to pass laws that would actually move the state forward. Defeating Scott Walker in 2018 was just the start of the fight. You know, they immediately had a special session of the legislature, took power away from the governor and the attorney general. (33:06–33:15)

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